SMCC Men's Basketball Travels to No. 5 Pima CC

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The South Mountain Community College men's basketball team travels to Tucson to face fifth-ranked Pima Community College in a battle of the top two teams in the ACCAC Division II standings on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 4 p.m.

Game No. 21

South Mountain Community College (17-3, 7-2 ACCAC)

@ No. 5 Pima Community College (20-0, 9-0 ACCAC)

January 24, 2026 | 4:00 PM MST | Tucson, AZ | West Campus Aztec Gym

Media: CLICK HERE for the free live video stream

Probable Starters: 

South Mountain CC Projected Starters

G – Travis Vasquez, 6-3, FR-RS, Glendale, AZ

G – Blake Carabio, 6-1, SO, Peoria, AZ

W – Jadden Jones, 6-2, FR, Glendale, AZ

W – Devone Pless, 6-5, FR, Chandler, AZ

F – Dylan Eaddy, 6-5, FR, Atlanta, GA

No. 5 Pima CC Projected Starters

G – Isaiah Hill, 6-0, FR, Tucson, AZ

G – Will Feagles, 6-4, FR, Phoenix, AZ

F – Isaac Johnson, 6-7, SO, Oakland, CA

F – Mason Hunt, 6-7, SO, Prescott Valley, AZ

C – Brock Mendoza, 6-11, SO, Layton, UT

Up Next: Home vs. Premier Prep Academy | Wednesday, January 28 | 7:30 pm MST | Phoenix, AZ | The Cougar Den

Last Time Out

The SMCC men's basketball team improved to 17-3 and 7-2 in ACCAC Division II play with a 68-54 victory at Phoenix College on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Freshman Blake Carabio led SMCC with 14 points, knocking down three 3-pointers, while sophomore Parker Escalante had 12 points and freshmen I'yar Shadowvine and Semajay James posted 10 points apiece in an important road victory.

CLICK HERE for the full recap and box score. 

The Coaches

Cory Hoff enters his first season at the helm of the Cougar program. Hoff takes over the program after serving the past two years as Associate Head Coach at New Mexico Military Institute, a NJCAA DI program located in Roswell, New Mexico. During Hoff's Career, his programs have achieved a NAIA DI National Championship, two Conference Tournament Championships, one Regular Season Championship, seven Playoff Appearances, 23 Top 25 wins, four All-Americans, 19 All-Conference awards and 14 professionals. He is 0-1 against Pima Community College.

Brian Peabody is 287-133 in his 14^th year at Pima Community College with a 168-99 record in ACCAC play. Peabody is 22-6 against South Mountain CC.

Cougar Stat Leaders

Points: Blake Carabio (15.0 PPG), I'yar Shadowvine (13.1 PPG), Travis Vasquez (12.4 PPG)

Rebounds: Jadden Jones (8.0 RPG), Semajay James (6.1 RPG), Devone Pless (4.9 RPG)

Assists: Travis Vasquez (4.3 APG), I'yar Shadowvine (2.6 APG), Semajay James (2.3 APG)

Aztec Stat Leaders

Points: Mason Hunt (18.9 PPG), Isaac Johnson (17.9 PPG), Isaiah Hill (15.1 PPG)

Rebounds: Brock Mendoza (10.6 RPG), Isaac Johnson (6.3 RPG), Kaelum Brown (5.5 RPG)

Assists: Isaiah Hill (6.3 APG), Gerron Graham (5.7 APG), Drew Hall (4.0 APG)

Watch Live & Stats

Video webcasts for all of SMCC's home games are available at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/southmountaincc/ on Game Day. Game Previews will be posted prior to game day & Game Recaps will be posted after the conclusion of each contest on www.SMCCCougars.com.

Tough Scheduling

SMCC MBB will play 18 conference games against ACCAC opponents, which is one of the toughest conferences in the country. Additionally, SMCC has scheduled five non-conference games against NJCAA DI opponents with College of Southern Nevada, Community Christian College (2x), Miles Community College and Yavapai College on the schedule.

ACCAC Play

The ACCAC DII is made up of 7 programs. Each team plays 18 conference games during the season. Last season saw Pima Community College take home the ACCAC Regular Season & Region 1 Championships. Chandler-Gilbert CC, Glendale CC and South Mountain CC joined them in qualifying for the Region 1 Playoffs.